it all flows into the Mississippi
when you’re this side of the continental divide
when you’re this side of the continental divide
through mountains green and through valleys pretty
i like to sit and watch the water glide
i like to sit and watch the water glide
it all flows into the Mississippi
when you’re this side of the continental divide
when you’re this side of the continental divide
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
Timmy met a girl and her name was Missy
but she played for the other side
but she played for the other side
so he went down to look for pity
down by the water’s side
down by the water’s side
it all flows into the Mississippi
when you’re this side of the continental divide
when you’re this side of the continental divide
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
I sing my song about the river
I sing my song about the stream
I sing my song about the river
I sing my song about the sea
[the river’s deep and it is wide it flows down the mountain side
and over lands you’d think were flat that river's never turning back]
the water is clean before the city
but it’s dirty on the other side
but it’s dirty on the other side
it all flows into the Mississippi
when you’re this side of the continental divide
when you’re this side of the continental divide
of the continental divide
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words by Christopher Munden
music by Tim Malley and Christopher Munden
released by Tim Malley on Tim and the 23s, 2006
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